Diesel Increases to $4.727 a Gallon
The average retail price of diesel jumped 8.2 cents to $4.727 a gallon last week, more than wiping out the entire 7.8-cent drop in the price of trucking’s main fuel over the previous five weeks, the Department of Energy reported July 7.
July 14, 2008ATA Asks Lawmakers to Take Steps to Lower Fuel Prices
American Trucking Associations asked Congress to implement a comprehensive plan to address the soaring price of diesel fuel and ensures an affordable fuel supply for the nation’s 3.5 million truck drivers.
July 11, 2008Oil Tops $147 a Barrel; Closes Week Over $145
Crude oil reached a record Friday, jumping $5 to top $147 a barrel for the first time, before retreating to finish the trading week at just over $145, the Associated Press reported.
July 11, 2008EPA Defers Action on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Bush administration rejected regulating greenhouse gases, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy, and effectively moved the issue to a future administration, the Associated Press reported Friday.
July 11, 2008Trucking Executive Calls for Higher Weight Limits
Raising allowable truck weight limits by 21% would save carriers fuel, while reducing traffic and emissions, a trucking executive told Congress Wednesday.
July 10, 2008Bush Expected to Sign Bill Aimed at Reducing Ships’ Emissions
Cargo ships would have to reduce their emissions under federal legislation approved by Congress, which President Bush is expected to sign into law, the Ventura County (Calif.) Star newspaper reported Wednesday.
July 9, 2008Diesel Jumps 8.2¢ to Record $4.727 a Gallon
The national average price of retail diesel fuel jumped 8.2 cents to a record $4.727 a gallon, breaking the previous record of $4.723 set six weeks ago, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 8, 2008G-8 Leaders Endorse Cutting Greenhouse Gases in Half by 2050
Leaders of the Group of Eight nations endorsed cutting global emissions of greenhouse gases in half by 2050, but stopped short of more short-term targets, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
July 8, 2008E&MU: California Emissions Plan Pushes New Engines
California clean-air regulators propose to force all older highway trucks running within state boundaries to be retrofitted first with diesel particulate filters, costing $8,000 to $20,000 and more, and then with equipment that reduces output of nitrogen oxides, in a complicated, staggered schedule in effect from 2010 through 2022.
July 7, 2008Diesel Dips for Week; Falls 7.8¢ in June
The average price of a gallon of retail diesel dipped 0.3 cent last week, to $4.645, making June only the second month so far in 2008 during which the average did not rise, the Department of Energy reported.
July 7, 2008